Welcome to My Findability Site

Welcome to my Findability website. Here you will find information and resources on website Findability and tips on how to make your website findable on the internet.

In the Blog section you will find a link to my blog on Findability. There you will find articles on the following topics:

  • Why Semantic HTML Matters for SEO
  • Why SEO isn’t the be-all and end-all
  • What are Dark Patterns and how do they impact on findability?

In the SEO Best Practices section you will find tips on how best to approach Search Engine Optimisation, including informaation on the following topics:

  • Domain Names
  • Semantic HTML
  • Title Tags & Meta Tags
  • Sitemaps
  • Quality Content
  • Keywords & Keyphrases
  • Microformats
  • Uploading New Content & Regularly Updating Existing Content
  • Image & Video Optimisation
  • Page Load Speed
  • Being Mobile Friendly
  • Accessibility
  • Backlinks
  • Social Media Integration
  • Traffic Analysis

In the Research Topic section you will find my presentation on Dark Patterns and how their use can impact website Findability.

In the Findability Resources section you will find links to resources on website Findability topics such as:

  • Search Engines & Traffic Analysis Tools
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) & SEO Tools
  • Accessibility Information and Tools
  • Sitemaps
  • Robots.txt files
  • mod_rewrite & .htaccess Files
  • Image Search Optimisation
  • Email Marketing
  • Copyright Information
  • HTML, CSS, and Link Validation Tools
  • Folksonomy
  • Microformats
  • Page Load Speed Testing
  • Findability Blogs from my classmates in the Certificate IV in Information Technology (Web Development) course at North Metropolitan TAFE

In the Findability Vocabulary section you will find definitions of terms associated with website Findability.

In the About section you will find a record of the steps I have taken to make my main website (genomicgenealogy.com - opens in new window) findable an the next steps I will be taking with Traffic Analysis and Reporting.

I hope you find my Findability website useful. Any feedback can be provided to me at V082162@tafe.wa.edu.au.

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